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o Whiletheshortlengthstabilizerflybarmakesitpossibletochangedirection
fasterinandtobetterpenetratewindthanthestandardlengthflybar,it’s
importanttokeepinmindthatitstillofferssomedegreeofinherentstability
andself‐levelingcapabilityduetothecoaxial,counter‐rotatingblade
design.As
aresultyoumaysometimesfindthatit’sbettertoallowtheflybarand/or
helicoptertomore‘naturally’returncloserto‘level’beforeattemptingto
changedirectionduringforward/backward/sidewaysflight,especiallywhen
flyinginwind.
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Forexampleifyou’reflyingforwardinonedirectionandwanttoswitch
toflying
backwardintheotherdirectionyoushould(forthemostpart)‘neutralize’the
elevatorcontrol/stickthenwatchandallowtheflybartochangefromamore
‘forward’angletocloserto‘level’beforegivingbackward/upelevatorcontrol
input.Otherwisetheflybarandupperrotorbladescanbeworking
againstthe
lowerrotorbladeswhichcanresultinalossofstabilitythatcausesthe
helicoptertopitchorbanktoananglethatcannotberecoveredfrombefore
resultinginacrash.
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Theseconsiderationsinmindit’salwaysagoodideatotakeyourtimewhen
attemptingto
changethedirectionthehelicopterisflyingin(especiallywhen
flyinginwind)sotheflybarand/orhelicoptercanmorenaturallyreturncloser
tolevelpriortoprovidingthecontrolinput(s)tochangethedirection.
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